This is a list of notable Tennessee Volunteers starting quarterbacks and the years they participated on the Tennessee Volunteers football team.

Starting quarterbacks *Selected to All conference Team

1971 to present

The following players were notable quarterbacks for the Tennessee Volunteers since UT joined the Southeastern Conference in 1933.

Year Name Class First career start GS Record Notes Ref.2025Joey AguilarSr.August 30th, 2025 12 8-4 Transferred from UCLA after Nico Iamaleava transferred to UCLA; never played for the organization. Last played at Appalachian State in 2024 2024 Nico Iamaleava Fr. 13 10–3 Transferred to UCLA 2023 Joe Milton III 6th Year 12 8–4 Nico Iamaleava Fr. January 1 1 1–0 First career start on January 1, 2024, against #17 Iowa. Citrus Bowl MVP 2022 Joe Milton III Sr. 2 2–0 Orange Bowl MVP Hendon Hooker 6th Year 11 9–2 SEC Offensive Player of the Year, All-SEC First Team, 5th in Heisman voting 2021 Joe Milton III Jr. September 2 2 1–1 Hendon Hooker Sr. September 18 9 5–4 2020 Jarrett Guarantano Sr. 7 2–5 Transferred to Washington State Harrison Bailey Fr. December 5 3 1–2 Transferred to UNLV 2019 Jarrett Guarantano Jr. 7 4–3 Brian Maurer Fr. October 6 4 2–2 Transferred to Stephen F. Austin J. T. Shrout Fr. November 2 2 2–0 Transferred to Colorado 2018 Jarrett Guarantano So. 12 5–7 2017 Jarrett Guarantano Fr. October 14 6 1–5 Quinten Dormady Jr. September 4 5 3–2 Transferred to Houston Will McBride Fr. November 11 1 0–1 Transferred to Lamar 2016 Joshua Dobbs Sr. 13 9–4 Music City Bowl MVP, All-SEC Second Team, Drafted 135th overall in the 2017 NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers 2015 Joshua Dobbs Jr. 13 9–4 2014 Justin Worley Sr. 7 3–4 Joshua Dobbs So. 5 4–1 Taxslayer Bowl MVP Nathan Peterman So. 1 0–1 Transferred to Pittsburgh. Drafted 171st overall in the 2017 NFL draft by the Buffalo Bills 2013 Justin Worley Jr. 7 4–3 Joshua Dobbs Fr. November 2 4 1–3 Nathan Peterman Fr. September 21 1 0–1 2012 Tyler Bray Jr. 12 5–7 2011 Tyler Bray So. 7 4–3 Justin Worley Fr. October 29 3 1–2 Matt Simms Sr. 2 0–2 2010 Matt Simms Jr. September 4 8 2–6 Tyler Bray Fr. November 6 5 4–1 2009 Jonathan Crompton Sr. 13 7–6 2008 Jonathan Crompton Jr. 6 3–3 Nick Stephens Fr. October 4 6 2–4 2007 Erik Ainge Sr. 14 10–4 Played 6 games under the influence of prescription painkillers 2006 Erik Ainge Jr. 12 9–3 Jonathan Crompton Fr. November 11 1 0–1 2005 Erik Ainge So. 5 4–1 Rick Clausen Sr. 6 1–5 2004 Erik Ainge Fr. October 2 6 4–2 SEC Offensive Freshman of the Year Rick Clausen Jr. November 20 4 3–1 Cotton Bowl Classic Offensive MVP Brent Schaeffer Fr. September 5 3 3–0 Transferred to the College of the Sequoias, later Ole Miss 2003 Casey Clausen Sr. 13 10–3 2002 Casey Clausen Jr. 11 7–4 C.J. Leak Jr. October 12 1 0–1 James Banks Fr. November 16 1 1–0 2001 Casey Clausen So. 13 11–2 Florida Citrus Bowl MVP 2000 Casey Clausen Fr. October 21 7 6–1 A.J. Suggs Fr. September 16 4 1–3 Transferred to Georgia Tech Joey Mathews So. September 2 1 1–0 1999 Tee Martin Sr. 12 9–3 All-SEC First Team 1998 Tee Martin Jr. September 5 13 13–0 Led Tennessee to the 1998 National Championship. He broke the NCAA record for consecutive completions. 1997 Peyton Manning Sr. 13 11–2 1997 Heisman Trophy Runner Up. Davey O'Brien Award. Consensus All-American. SEC Player of the Year. All-SEC First Team. SEC Championship MVP. Florida Citrus Bowl MVP 1996 Peyton Manning Jr. 12 10–2 Third Team All-American. All-SEC Second Team. 1995 Peyton Manning So. 12 11–1 All-SEC First Team. 1994 Peyton Manning Fr. September 24 8 7–1 SEC Freshman of the YearBranndon Stewart Fr.Transferred to Texas A&M. Todd Helton Jr. September 10 3 1–2 Played in 1994 until Peyton Manning took over primary QB duties. Went on to play Major League Baseball. Jerry Colquitt Sr. September 3 1 0–1 1993 Heath Shuler Jr. 12 10–2 1993 Heisman Trophy Runner Up. SEC Player of the Year. All-SEC First Team. 1992 Heath Shuler So. September 5 12 9–3 Hall of Fame Bowl MVP 1991 Andy Kelly Sr. 12 9–3 1990 Andy Kelly Jr. 13 9–2–2 Cotton Bowl MVP, All-SEC Second Team. 1989 Andy Kelly So. October 21 6 6–0 Sterling Henton So. September 2 6 5–1 1988 Jeff Francis Sr. 11 5–6 1987 Jeff Francis Jr. 13 10–2–1 1986 Jeff Francis So. September 6 12 7–5 Liberty Bowl MVP 1985 Daryl Dickey Sr. 7 6–0–1 Sugar Bowl MVP, became starter after Robinson injury – Team beat Miami in Sugar Bowl Tony Robinson Sr. 5 4–1 In 1985 was considered a Heisman candidate until season ending knee injury. 1984 Daryl Dickey Jr. September 22 1 0–0–1 Tony Robinson Jr. September 1 11 7–4 All-SEC First Team. 1983 Alan Cockrell Jr. 12 9–3 1982 Alan Cockrell So. 12 6–5–1 1981 Alan Cockrell Fr. September 19 2 2–0 Steve Alatorre Sr. 8 6–2 Garden State Bowl MVP Jeff Olszewski Sr. 2 0–2 1980 Steve Alatorre Jr. October 18 6 2–4 Jeff Olszewski Jr. September 6 5 3–2 1979 Jimmy Streater Sr. 12 7–5 All-SEC (UPI). Nicknamed the "Sylva Streak" 1978 Jimmy Streater Jr. 11 5–5–1 1977 Jimmy Streater So. September 10 9 4–5 Pat Ryan Sr. October 8 2 0–2 1976 Randy Wallace Sr. 11 6–5 1975 Randy Wallace Jr. September 14 12 7–5 1974 Condredge Holloway Sr. 12 7–3–2 1973 Condredge Holloway Jr. 11 7–4 Holloway was one of the first African-American quarterbacks to receive national exposure. His nickname at Tennessee was the "Artful Dodger". 1972 Condredge Holloway So. September 9 11 9–2 1971 Jim Maxwell Sr. October 30 6 6–0 Phil Pierce Sr. October 2 4 3–1 Dennis Chadwick Jr. September 18 2 1–1

1933 to 1970

Name Year Notes ReferencesBobby Scott1969–1970Bubba Wyche1968Dewey Warren1966–1967Charles Fulton1965Art Galiffa1964–1966Mallon Faircloth1961–1963Glenn Glass1960–1961Billy Majors1958–1960Bobby Gordon1957 Johnny Majors1956Jimmy Beutel1954–1955Bill Barbish1953 Hal Hubbard1952Bill Blackstock1951Jimmy Hahn1950–1951Jacobs Blocking TrophyJimmy Hill1949–1950Jack Armstrong1948Orvis Milner1947Founder of the UT quarterback club.Walter Slater1946Bob Long1945Bill Bevis1945Buzz Warren1943–1944Jim Gaffney19431943 season suspended due to WWIICharles Mitchell1942Johnny Butler1941Butler wore number 22.Van Thompson1940 George Cafego1938–1939Two-time All-American. Heisman finalist. Number 1 overall pick of 1940 NFL draft. Walter Wood1937Phil Dickens1935–1936Charles Vaughn1934 Beattie Feathers1933SEC Player of the Year

1922 to 1932

The following quarterbacks were the predominant quarters for the Volunteers each season after the establishment of the Southern Conference until the establishment of the Southeastern Conference. Name Years Started Notability ReferencesDeke Brackett1931–1932Led Tennessee along with Beattie Feathers to 1932 Southern title. Bobby Dodd1928–1930Twice All-Southern. Later coached Georgia Tech to the 1952 National Championship. One of only three elected to the College Football Hall of Fame as both player and coach.Roy Witt1928D. Vincent Tudor1927–1929Jimmy Elmore1927Billy Harkness1924–1926Jimmie Smith1922

1896 to 1921

The following quarterbacks were the predominant quarters for the Volunteers each season after the establishment of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association until the establishment of the Southern Conference. Name Years Started Notability References Roe Campbell1921–1924Awarded the Porter Cup in 1922. Campbell attended Tusculum College before Tennessee, where he is a member of its sports Hall of Fame Joe Evans1920Willis McCabe1919Won The Porter CupBuck Hatcher1916Led the Vols to their second SIAA title. The New York Times ranked him as the season's premier punter.Bill May1914–1915Led Tennessee to 1914 SIAA title, the first championship of any kind for the program. This season also featured Tennessee's first victory over Vanderbilt Red Rainey1913All-Southern.Rufus Branch1909–1912Chauncey Raulston1909J. C. Loucks1906–1908Walker Leach1905Captain of 1908 team, considered the best Tennessee football team yet assembled. As well as Leach and Loucks, the 1908 team featured Hall of Fame lineman Nathan Dougherty.T. R. Watkins1903–1904Sax Crawford1901–1902The Volunteers won a school record six games in 1902 and beat rivals Sewanee and Georgia Tech. As well as Crawford, the 1902 team featured lineman Nash Buckingham. Crawford also coached Tennessee in 1904, scoring the first ever win over Alabama.J. G. Logan1900C. L. Bryan1899Strang Nicklin1897Nicklin transferred from UNC to UT in 1896. He was the first UT athlete to play major league baseball and the first to play in a World Series game. His paid baseball participation, together with playing baseball players who were not enrolled, occasioned the blacklisting of Tennessee by the SIAA in 1897. David C. Chapman1894–1896David Carpenter Chapman served in the Spanish American War and was first president of the Knoxville Rotary Club.

1891 to 1895 The following players were the predominant quarters for the Volunteers each season the team was a non-conference independent team, following the birth of Tennessee football. Name Years Started Notability ReferencesHoward Ijams1891–1893First Volunteer quarterback to play Vanderbilt.

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